Chart Data Table in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac

Learn about showing the Data Table for charts in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

Author:Geetesh Bajaj

Product/Version: PowerPoint 2011 for Mac

OS: Mac OS X

Date Created: October 01, 2013Last Updated: October 01, 2013

Copy a bunch of Excel cells into PowerPoint or even create a table within PowerPoint itself and type in some data -- this is something that can be
difficult for most audiences to comprehend because figures don't show any trends, at least no visual trends. The solution typically is to
add a chart on your slide that's based on the same data
so that you can compare two or more sets of values more visually and intuitively. However, there may be times when you need to show both the chart
and the underlying data. To make this possible, you can use PowerPoint's Data Table option -- this way, not only you get the pictorial
representation of the values, but also get to show the same values in the form of a table right below the chart.

Follow these steps to learn more:

Open your presentation and select the required chart, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Chart selected

With the chart selected, access the Chart Layout tab (shown highlighted in red within
Figure 2) of the Ribbon. Then, click the
Data Table button (shown highlighted in blue within Figure 2).

Figure 2: Data Table button

This will bring up the Data Table gallery, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Data Table gallery

Let us explore the options within the Data Table gallery, as marked in Figure 3, above:

A. No Data Table

Selected by default (indicated by a tick mark in front of it), this option removes any existing Data Table from the
chart -- your chart will appear as shown previously in Figure 1 on this page.

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